Despite rare earth elements' importance in manufacturing cell phones, magnets and a host of other consumer and commercial ...

Human intelligence wasn’t a cosmic evolutionary fluke, some scientists say. The case against cosmic loneliness is growing.

Scientists think they’ve found a way to investigate the creation of cell membranes and DNA genomes that gave rise to the last universal common ancestor.

Life on Earth may have learned to breathe oxygen long before oxygen filled the skies. MIT researchers traced a key ...

Researchers discover how much inner-ear damage it takes to affect balance, showing why small declines can trigger major symptoms.

Tiny zircon crystals are revealing that Earth’s earliest history may have included surprisingly complex tectonic activity.

A look at the debate over building a city on the Moon or Mars, covering scientific findings, mission timelines and challenges discussed on the Fiction Science podcast.

Early-life exposures - including eczema and antibiotic use - may influence whether children develop food allergies later in life.

Some bacterial species possess an astonishing ability: They use Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves. To better understand this mechanism, the team led by Argovia-Professor Martino Poggio from ...

A large proportion of all solar cells come from China. But research and production continue in Germany. Is there still something possible?

The findings strengthen the case that regeneration is an old trait, offering insights into how complex tissues rebuild themselves.

No, this is not some new geological era, epoch or age. No, it is not some science fiction story either. But yes, we find ourselves at a new point in human history where, for the first time, ...